Bernadette - Rock 'n' Roll Medley for accordion
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2024
- When I first started to learn the accordion, I thought that the accordion could only play waltzes and polkas. I was 10, when I attended the Accordion Society of Australia's festival in Melbourne and heard New Zealand accordionist Maurice Jones play rock 'n' roll on the accordion. I must give credit to him for the base foundation of this medley, to which I have added a few more of my favorites. The medley includes Rockin' Robin, Blueberry Hill, See You Later Alligator, Blue Suede Shoes and Rock Around the Clock.
Back in 1964 while stationed overseas I had a roommate who had an accordion, He played everything from Rock and Roll, Polka, Jazz, Country and even classicals on that thing. When he pulled it out there was always a crowd of us to listen to him. Ran into him several
years later down in Texas and he still jiving Country plus other music. He experimented with adding other stuff to his Squeeze Box and could really get the place rocking when he
wound up!
Sounds like you were lucky to have the roommate you did. The accordion is such a wonderful instrument because you can play to many different styles of music. Bernadette
As an old accordion player myself for 71 yrs now I am amazed at your playing!! BRAVO!! Bring back the accordion yeah!
Thank you very much for your compliments! I fully agree with you. I enjoy playing many different styles of music and I hope that at least one of these styles will appeal to everyone. Long live the accordion! Bernadette
Increíble Bernadette. Eres una virtuosa del acordeón. Muchas gracias por estos videos.
¡Gracias por su cumplido! Disfruto tocando muchos estilos diferentes de música. Me alegra que disfrutes de mis vídeos. Bernadette
Great technique. Love the slides. Wow wow wow. Could listen for hours.
Thank you so much for your compliments! Please feel free to listen as much as you like. I am delighted you are enjoying my music. Bernadette
Great job. Not enough rock and roll accordion players! Love to hear this with the full band.
🪗 Johnny Grande would be proud 👍🏼
Thank you very much! The accordion fits so well into almost every genre of music, especially rock 'n' roll. This is very ironic since it was the dawn of rock 'n' roll music that spelled the downfall of the accordion in the latter part of the 20th century. I've always had my own thoughts on this and I believe a significant negative impact was that most accordionists didn't know what to do with the left hand (bass side). If you look at my channel content, you will see that I play many different styles of music, many of which would be considered 'outside the box' so to speak. I didn't know about your book but it is a must have for me now! Bernadette 🤩
bien por utilizar las dos manos....cosa dificil de realizar....felicidades.....
¡Muchas gracias por tu cumplido! Me alegra que hayas disfrutado mi video. Al reproducir música rock 'n roll, es importante tener una sección de bajos sólida, de lo contrario, simplemente no suena bien. Bernadette
Sublime playing! Such a fun medley. I totally enjoyed that. Thank you!
Thank you for your compliment! I enjoy playing rock 'n' roll on the accordion and I'm so glad you enjoy it also. Bernadette
J 'AI LE PLAISIR DE VOUS ECOUTER ....VOUS AVEZ UN GRAND TALENT.
Merci pour votre compliment! J'espère que vous appréciez toutes mes vidéos de divers genres de musique. Bernadette
Отличное исполнение!
Большое спасибо! Я ценю ваш комплимент. Я очень рад, что вам понравилось мое видео. Бернадетт
È impossibile non ascoltarti favolosa grandiosa unica 🌺🌺🌺🎼🎼🎼🍀🍀🌟🌟🌟
Grazie ancora! Apprezzo i tuoi complimenti e spero che continuerai a goderti i miei video. Bernadette 🎵🤩😍🎼🎹💖
Super gespielt den Rock u.Roll Liebe Bernette.Lg Monika aus Gemany Dessau.👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍⛪💒⛪💒⛪💒⛪💒🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Ich bin so froh, dass es dir gefallen hat! Vielen Dank. Bernadette 💖💖🤩🤩🤗🤗
Package it, print a label on it, and mail it this is grrrreat!
Thank you very much! I enjoy sharing my music so much!!! Bernadette
Great job. I had one of those too.
Thank you! I had to retire my Iorio because I was starting to get problems with the electronics and it seems that nobody, at least nobody locally, fixes these older boxes. I thank you for your comment. Bernadette
Bernadette you never cease to amaze me...... What a talented person you are! I have an Iorio Syntara Accorgan sitting in a storage loft -- I played it for many years -- but it just cost too much to maintain. Never dreamed that a Syntara could sound so terrific! You go girl!!!!!
Thank you very much for your compliment! I think the Syntara was a much underrated instrument. However, I understand what you are say. I had to retire my Syntara because it was developing too many electronic and age related problems and parts were impossible to procure. I now have two beautiful accordions with MIDI added and I use an older JV-1010 module which I still believe has some of the best sounds. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion I hear you! Yes the PC boards get brittle in the tone generator and they develop cracks in the printed circuit board connections. Currently (for the past 13 years) I'm using a Serrenolini accordion with a Ketron X4 arranger (Ketron has some of the best "sampled" sounds in the industry!).
@@johndonlan5956 I've never heard of a Serrenolini accordion but I have heard that the Ketron modules have very good sampled sounds. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion In my humble opinion I would say the only thing that even approaches Ketron.....is Korg. Korg voices are terrific also, but most of Korg's seem to be GENERAL MIDI (not sampled).
I've been listening to a lot of Dale Mathis's videos on the Roland x series accordions. They have very nice sounds...... But they all sound like they're generated. They don't seem to have the proper attack or decay that a real instrument would have.
I don't know..... I guess I'm just a purist at heart!
I absolutely love your videos Bernadette...... And I look forward to listening to a new one each time. There may be 40 or 50 or more accordionists on UA-cam...... And each one tries to do the "stick" to promote themselves. But when you play, it's like you get so much "into the music" (you own it)..... that you really don't care to try to impress your audience..... You're just enjoying the beauty of the composition and whatever you can add to it through your personal ornamentation. To my way of thinking that's what a musician should do.
@@johndonlan5956 For me, the most important thing is that the digital sounds blend in well with the acoustic sound of the accordion. I guess I'm interested in the overall sound and I don't want to lose the acoustic accordion in that. After all, as far as I'm concerned, the accordion is the most important part of the sound. Bernadette
wonderful played my dad has been playing the accordion since he was little he said you play nice he then usually plays for hours for me he plays all sorts of songs finnish polka dance band rockabilly 😊
Thank you very much! You are so lucky that your dad plays wonderful music to you. Most people don't play such a wide variety of music. Enjoy it! Bernadette 🤩
Super
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Bernadette
Thank u😊
You are most welcome! Bernadette
Endlich mal einer der das perfekte Timing hat! Sehr gut!!!
Vielen Dank für Ihr Kompliment! Ich spiele sehr gerne Rock'n'Roll auf dem Akkordeon, deshalb gibt es auf meinem Kanal so viel Rock'n'Roll. Ich bin so froh, dass es dir gefällt. Bernadette
Beautifully executed Bernadette!! Luv your music!! I see many years of lessons and dedication not to mention the hours of practice!!!
Thank you! Yes, I have been playing and practicing for many years - and I love it!!! Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion it was my dream beginning as a 4 yr old...I’m 77 now. Was a thumping good trombone player and had to pass an opportunity to play with a traveling Canadian orchestra when I was 18. I still wonder where my life would’ve gone! (Now that it’s almost over😂✝️💟)
@@daisyduke7473 From my experience, we do the best we can when we can and it is a waste to spend time wondering what might have been. We'll never know. It might have been worse; it might have been better. What I do know is that I've made some very difficult decisions in my life. I have made them without regret, no matter what the consequences have been. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion you really dazzled with this performance. People have no idea what’s involved in playing anywhere NEAR this well.
@@slaphead8835 Thank you! I appreciate you comment and you are so right. Over the years I have spent thousands of hours of practice and I have also spent thousands of hours of playing on the streets in Melbourne, Australia. But I do love my music so it is a labor of love. Bernadette
Keep rockin
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
MANGREAT ROCK VRRY HARD TO DO SO SO GOOD LOVE U BOBBY😊
Thank you very much! I appreciate your comment! You are quite correct, rock and roll is quite challenging, especially on the left had side. Bernadette
Bravo.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your compliment. Bernadette
Niesamiwity muzyczny talent 👌🌹🌿🌹
Dziękuję bardzo! Cieszę się, że spodobał Ci się mój film. Bernadette 🪗💖
Vow very musical and fine. Thank you so much. Best wishes from Iceland.
Thank you very much! I'm very glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
Great Bernadette!!!
Thank you! This is one of my most popular videos. Bernadette
sigue con tu especial ESTILO.... excelente.
¡Gracias por su cumplido! ¡Me siento honrada! Espero poder compartir muchos videos interesantes. Por favor manténgase al tanto. Bernadette
Bravo , Bravo ,mein Mädels !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vielen Dank! Ich freue mich, dass dir mein Video gefallen hat. Bernadette 🪗
A superb player, I remember seeing her years and years ago in Melbourne, Australia.
Thank you for your compliment! You have a good memory. That would be at least 16 years ago. I'm now living in the US. I'm married and have a beautiful little girl, Stasha, who also plays accordion. You can find some of her videos on my channel too. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion Thanks for your reply Bernadette. Yes, at least 16 years ago, it was at an accordion festival, your fingers broke the speed of sound. Australia’s loss is America’s gain. All the best to you!
@@davidthelefty Thank you very much! I am humbled. Bernadette
wow-sehr schön,gefällt mir sehr gut,toll gespielt
Vielen Dank. Ich bin froh, dass du mein Spiel genossen hast. Bernadette
She has it nice accordion playing.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
That’s Excellent! And coming from an accordion! ❤ Canada
Thank you very much! I spent my life trying to play different styles of music on the accordion. I've had a lot of fun along the way and I still surprise myself with what is possible. However, it has been a lot of work because the accordion is a challenging instrument. The accordion has been a much maligned instrument only because the accordion is an easy instrument to play badly. Bernadette 💖💖
SUPER !!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Bernadette
So sollte man spielen können❤😢😂
Vielen Dank für Ihr Kompliment! Ich freue mich sehr, dass Ihnen mein Spiel gefallen hat. Bernadette 💖🪗
I was curious about what music you could make with an accordion, and you can imagine my joy when i found this gem :D It's really inspiring seeing you play!
Thank you very much for your compliment! As you can see, rock 'n roll works very well for the accordion. In fact many different genres of music work very well for the accordion. Although it is often considered a fold instrument, I love to play all different styles of music. I especially enjoy playing music that is not usually heard on the accordion. So, I'm glad you found it inspiring. Bernadette
I’m amazed at your wonderful repertoire!!
Thank you! Sometimes it amazes me too. Bernadette
Very nice, wish you could teach me!
Thank you very much for your compliment! I could but there is an awful lot to learn. Bernadette
ROCK it girl....hope I CANplay like that some day..
Thank you very much for your comment! I love to play rock on the accordion and I wish you all the best with your playing. Bernadette
Love your music!!! Thank you!!
You are most welcome! I'm glad you enjoy my videos. Bernadette
Geweldig
Hartelijk dank voor uw compliment! Ik ben blij dat je van mijn video hebt genoten. Bernadette
you rock Bernie!
Thank you very much! If you liked this, you might like my Rock 'n' Roll Summer Fun Medley. Bernadette
i never heard of Leon Sash , but I am really enjoying his music. I hope some day I will be able to play my Excelsior Citation accordion like Leon.
Leon Sash was a great jazz accordionist limited, unfortunately, by his blindness. I can relate to that because I am blind as well. I wish you the best with your musical pursuits. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion i am now on my face with uubelief! you are blind. YOU ARE BLIND ! omg omg how can this be???? i am completely humbled what chicken baby i am requesting the notes when i can see you play and you can only feel and hear and never see, i do not hear or feel and i do not see how you are limited in any way what so ever btw. im still bawling your music moves me so much.
@@kristalanne61 Thank you very much for your heartfelt compliments. Having to learn music by memory is all I've ever known and what I would not give to pick up a piece of music and read it! To me it is like the "talking leaves" and I am astounded by it. I am fortunate to have the musical gifts that God has given me and my husband and my wonderful daughter. Thank you once again. Bernadette
WOW! amazing :)
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
Great ! Regards from Delft, Holland
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
Fantastique !
Je vous remercie beaucoup pour votre commentaire. Bernadette
großartig 🤘🤘🤘
Vielen Dank! Ich freue mich, dass dir mein Video gefallen hat. Bernadette 🤩
great player and accordion ,
Thank you very much for your compliment! Bernadette
Wow that was soo good. Extremely well played.
Thank you very much! Bernadette
Well done!
Thank you very much! I appreciate your comment. Bernadette
That was wonderful! You did a great job on all of them!
I thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the medley. Bernadette
Amazing :)
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
What is the brand of the accordion called? Who made it? It sounds great and you play very well!
This was an Iorio accorgan which was made some time in the 80s, before MIDI took over. The accordion was a good instrument but the generator control that was built into the grill made it heavy. The generator itself was freestanding and quite heavy. I finally sold the instrument because it was difficult to service it and as it got older, it developed more problems. Thank you for your compliment and thank you for your interest. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion Thank you very much for this information!
You are most welcome! @@WernerReinle
Super,perfekt und schön Frau Bernadette
Vielen Dank! Ich freue mich über Ihren Kommentar. Bernadette
Get Down Get Back Up Again!
Thank you very much! This reminds me of Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)! I hope these songs remind you of the good times and the better times! Bernadette
Awesome
Thank you very much! I appreciate your comment. Bernadette
wonderfuel
Thank you very much! Bernadette
Oh shake it girl..!!!
Well done, as good as anything of this style on the tube. 🎵🪗🎶
PS. Are you still a member?
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed my medley. Yes, I am most definitely still on the tube. As I write, I have 744 videos on my channel and more to come, so please subscribe and stay tuned. Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion
No, I meant a member of the ASA (as I am).
But I am going to look through your channel now that I have found you (subscribed too).
@@tandemwings4733 I'm sorry but since I don't know who you are I wasn't sure what kind of membership you meant. I now live in the US but I do catch up with the news from the ASA and I receive their newsletters. Bernadette
It, 's great also the left hand
Thank you very much for your compliment! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. I appreciate that you noticed my left hand work. Bernadette
bravo !!! biss !!
Thank you for your compliment! I'm glad you enjoyed my playing. Bernadette
Thanks - I really learned something from this performance. One thing in particular - the base lines- you play the bass like a base guitar, I dream of doing that also. Some pointers of how you got there would help me even more - Thanks in Advance,
Douglas
Thank you very much, Douglas! I'm so glad you enjoy my rock 'n' roll for the accordion. I have been asked about how I play the basses before so I plan to make a bass tutorial video. I believe that the left hand of the accordion is equally as important as the right hand. It is very important to know all the bass notes (location), scales, and the notes that comprise the chords. As you will see in my tutorial, there are two approaches to play the basses like a base guitar, as you put it. The approach you choose depends on the type of song you are playing. One approach is to play the basses as you hear them on a song you like. For example, La Bamba has a very definite bass pattern. Listen to the song and play the basses as you hear them. Other rock 'n' roll songs require what I call the bass guitar/percussion pattern or triplets pattern. The bass note is played for two counts of the triplet and the chord is played for the last count, often emulating the bass line and the snare drum pattern. This pattern requires more effort since you are playing a bass guitar pattern and a rhythm as well. I know it sounds very complicated which is why I will proved a tutorial for my bass patterns. In the meantime, learn your basses and where they are located including counterbasses. I hope I haven't confused you and stay tuned. Bernadette
Super,comme vous joué magnifiquement bien ...si vous vendez la partition de votre arrangement je serais intéréssé,cordialement
Merci beaucoup pour votre compliment ! Comme je suis aveugle, j'apprends la musique en écoutant plusieurs versions des chansons puis en faisant mon propre arrangement. Je suis désolé mais je n'ai pas de copies écrites de la musique. Bernadette
Buenisimooo.
¡Muchas gracias! Bernadette
super
Thank you very much! Bernadette
thx
You are most welcome. Bernadette
fantastic bravo if only you could write music as well but you play so advanced it would be very hard to copy its almost like there is more than one accordianist playing the old saying 20 fingers springs to mind .thank you for the music
Thank you very much for the compliment! I often wish that I had 20 fingers. I'm glad that you enjoy my arrangements. Bernadette
Kick ass
Thank you! I love to play rock 'n' roll on the accordion. Bernadette
The Real Deal...Lady!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette
U R FUN
Thank you very much! I certainly had a lot of fun playing these wonderful songs. I'm glad you also enjoyed them. Bernadette
Wow!! Either you’re awfully little or that accordion is huge!!
The accordion is big because of the electronic module on the front of the accordion under the grill. Doesn't feel too heavy to play but a bit awkward. I've now retired it which was an older accorgan type with a separate generator and will be using a MIDI accordion in the future. Bernadette
Reichhaltiges Buggywuggy Programm!
Vielen Dank! Ich freue mich, dass dir mein Video gefallen hat. Bernadette
This is actually an accordion + an organ, hence what they call an accorgan. 👌🆙👍🌠🌠🌠🌠
You are quite correct! I try to use the electronic capabilities as little as possible because, after all, I am an accordionist. I never used the rhythm section only some of the sounds to add dimension and texture to my playing but all the notes are played by me. Bernadette 🪗🪗🤩🤩
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion oh yes, I had no doubt, great player you are! 👍❤️
@@nettiemarie2556 Thank you very much! Bernadette 🪗
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion you play any polkas? I see your impressive videos on your channel here but dont remember seeing any. If I missed them, pls lmk. 🪗🪗🪗
@@nettiemarie2556 Hi. I've started categorizing my songs in my playlists. I don't have many polkas. There are a couple of classical polkas but I don't think that is what you mean. My daughter Stasha as recorded a couple of polkas that are probably what you are thinking of. My husband and I play them as a trio with her. You can look them up under Stasha. There are also some lovely waltzes. Since my husband used to play in a polka band we'll undoubtedly add some to the repertoire. Bernadette
Magnifique
Merci beaucoup! Je suis tellement content que vous ayez apprécié ma vidéo. Bernadette
Great! Fats Domino!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed my video! Bernadette
OK
Thank you very much! Bernadette
Super 👣🤪🪗🎙️and good rockin' tonight
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette 🪗🤩
Well played! A metronome would be helpful though.
Thank you for your compliment! Whenever you put together a medley of songs with different tempos, even though they are the same genre, you deal with a 'rob Peter to pay Paul' situation. You can easily ruin the medley by trying to enforce the same tempo on all the songs so, taking that into consideration, my goal was to make an exciting and interesting medley, not just a bunch of songs put to a 'click track.' Bernadette
@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion I meant the tempo within the sections. But if you like it the way it is, that's fine with me. Keep up the good work.
@@lets_make_music Thank you for your interest! Bernadette